Comparing the robustness of building regulation and low energy design philosophies

Stephen Simm; David Coley; Pieter de Wilde

Comparing the robustness of building regulation and low energy design philosophies

Stephen Simm
, David Coley
, Pieter de Wilde

Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering

University of Exeter
University of Plymouth

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

3 Citations (SciVal)

Abstract

The sensitivity of a real (under construction) UK school building's energy consumption to input parameters was investigated using IES Virtual Environment. Differential sensitivity analysis and Monte Carlo analysis were conducted for two base models, one set at 2006 Building Regulation standards and one at Passivhaus certification level. Heated temperature and envelope specification were the dominant factors governing energy consumption for the Building Regulation model, while for the Passivhaus model occupancy parameters and class equipment load were most important. In addition, the range of final energy consumption was far smaller for the Passivhaus base case than for the Building Regulation equivalent.

Original language	English
Pages	1041-1048
Number of pages	8
Publication status	Published - 16 Nov 2011
Event	12th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association Building Simulation 2011, BS 2011 - Sydney, NSW, Australia Duration: 14 Nov 2011 → 16 Nov 2011

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Conference	12th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association Building Simulation 2011, BS 2011
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney, NSW
Period	14/11/11 → 16/11/11

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science Applications
Building and Construction
Architecture
Modelling and Simulation

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Comparing the robustness of building regulation and low energy design philosophies. / Simm, Stephen; Coley, David; de Wilde, Pieter.
2011. 1041-1048 Paper presented at 12th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association Building Simulation 2011, BS 2011, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

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